Vegetable Production 2005-06

Production
tonnes

Area
hectares

Gross value of production
$ million

Victoria

Australia

Victoria

Australia

Victoria

Australia

Asparagus

9 368

9 737

1 847

2 056

43.7

46.6

Beans, french / runner
– Processing
– Fresh market

358
3 429

12 614
25 264

^ 62
694

1 473
5 673

11.3

89.3

Beetroot

1 110

36 425

76

1 424

0.3

9.5

Broccoli

22 178

48 398

2 933

6 403

38.4

86.5

Cabbages

24 142

78 518

701

2 115

21.0

62.2

Capsicums – not chillies
– Outdoor
– Undercover

^ 2 161
^ 752

54 184
6 550

^ 117
^ 6

2 178
171

Capsicums and Chillies

8.3

178.0

Carrots

41 541

264 961

1 964

6 314

24.0

156.4

Cauliflower

29 571

76 568

1 002

3 039

21.0

53.0

Celery

33 193

50 938

701

1 119

25.6

41.1

Cucumbers
– Outdoor
– Undercover

^ 12
^ 346

3 875
19 395

^ 3
^ 3

398
284

^ 1.1

59.9

Lettuce – head
– Outdoor
– Undercover

46 162
* 11

126 664
^ 1 613

2 279
* 1

5 397
^ 30

49.9

159.1

Lettuce – loose – butter – fancy – coloured
– Outdoor
– Undercover

^ 12 385
^ 196

30 516
^ 4 040

1 351
^ 5

2 490
^ 136

 

 

Melons
– Rock and cantaloupe
– Water

^ 5 907
3 978

85 020
133 779

^ 264
140

3 197
4 664

^ 5.6
2.2

92.8
71.5

Mushrooms

12 812

43 641

64

177

73.5

243.8

Onions – brown, red, white

10 436

221 923

277

4 537

7.8

145.3

Parsnips

6.8

^ 16.0

Peas, green
– Processing – shelled
– Fresh market – pod

^ 14
^ 329

16 879
807

^ 12
^ 282

3 762
511

^ 1.3

9.6

Potatoes
– Processing
– Fresh market

180 291
109 044

730 288
519 317

4 803
3 737

18 196
17 072

117.1

463.5

Pumpkins

3 117

110 906

269

6 990

2.0

80.8

Sweet corn
– Processing
– Fresh market

400
8 120

26 873
36 821

30
733

1 978
4 164

11.8

60.1

Tomatoes, Processing

208 184

276 091

2 419

3 717

Tomatoes, Fresh market
– Outdoor
– Undercover

30 866
6 365

148 128
26 240

^ 804
26

3 833
200

74.7

272.8

Zucchini and button squash

2 192

22 761

^ 237

2 707

^ 3.3

71.7

Other vegetables

84.8

363.7

Total vegetables

635.6

2 833.4

^ value should be used with caution.
* rough estimate only

note : In past years, beetroot, cabbages, celery, cucumbers, parsnips, zucchini and squash were listed in ‘Other vegetables’

Sources:
ABS, Agricultural Commodities, cat. no. 7121.0, 2005-06

ABS, Value of Principal Agricultural Commodities Produced, cat. no. 7503.0, 2005-06

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